McRunnels · Texas · 1867 voter registration

McRunnels in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named McRunnels registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (1) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Kentucky and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1846.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the McRunnelses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named McRunnels registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Kentucky
Largest birthplace
1846
Earliest arrival
1840s
Fullest decade

Where the McRunnelses registered

Texas counties where the McRunnelses registered
CountyFreedmen%
Davis County150%
Fayette County150%

Where the McRunnelses were born

Birthplaces the McRunnelses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Kentucky150%
Tennessee150%

When the McRunnelses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the McRunnelses
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
1
1850s
1

Every McRunnels in the register

The McRunnelses in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Squire McRunnelsDavis CountyTennessee1846
Wyatt McRunnelsFayette CountyKentucky1853

McRunnels genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named McRunnels in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 1 of the 2, Fayette County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the McRunnelses in Texas come from?

They reported Kentucky (1) and Tennessee (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named McRunnels?

Davis County (1), Fayette County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so McRunnels appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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